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‘A shelter of peace’: Sunset Park welcomes migrants with Sukkot dinner

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Oct. 6, 2023 Paul Frangipane & Adam Daly

Members of Jews For Racial and Economic Justice celebrated the Jewish holiday of Sukkot in Sunset Park on Wednesday night with a special dinner offering free clothing and a meal as a way to welcome the city’s newest residents.

Brooklyn Public Library expands ‘Books Unbanned’ program as city proclaims ‘Freedom to Read Day’

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Oct. 5, 2023 By Augostina Mallous Mayor Eric Adams, alongside the presidents of New York City’s three public library systems — Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library, and Queens Public Library — joined forces with local librarians and teens at Brooklyn’s Central Library at Grand Army Plaza on Wednesday to mark an influential week…
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Ukrainian eatery Veselka to open new location in former Williamsburg car wash

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Oct. 5, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith

Popular East Village Ukrainian restaurant Veselka, after earlier this year announcing plans to expand to Brooklyn, will make its Kings County debut in a former car wash on Williamsburg’s Lorimer Street, next to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.